_________ working very hard, John failed the exam.

I wasn't scared, _______ there was a big storm.

The children slept very well in the bedroom despite __________.

________ being hungry, I couldn't eat spicy food.

______ his accident, John didn't cancel his trip to Greece.

_________we started early, we were the last to arrive.

_______ it was raining heavily, we still played football.

_________we started early, we were the last to come here.

................... the cold weather, we still take part in the competition.

He can’t walk by himself………………..….. his broken leg.

We stopped playing football …………….…. the rain was heavy.

___ their differences, they are very good friends.

_________ she's extremely afraid of traveling by areoplane, we were able to convince her to go with us.

Choose the sentence with the same meaning:

Because of the cold weather, the crops are late this year.

Choose the sentence with the same meaning:

Tom could not go to school because he was ill.

Choose the underlined word which is not correct:

He was offered the job because his qualifications were poor.

Choose the underlined word which is not correct:

Although I have tried hard, but I can’t earn enough money.